The SIT will be headed by Inspector General of Police Asra Garg.

Justice N Senthilkumar criticised Vijay’s party, the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, for “abandoning” the site after the incident and said it had shown no remorse. The court also said that it cannot shirk its responsibility.

The stampede took place on September 27 when Vijay was addressing supporters of his party from his campaign vehicle.

Singh described Pakistan’s claims as “manohar kahaniyan”, or tall tales, and said they did not matter to him.

“If they [Pakistan] think they shot down 15 of my jets, let them think about it,” Singh said. “I hope they’re convinced about it, and they will cater for 15 less aircraft in my inventory when they come to fight again. So why should I talk about it?”

The Air Force chief said that Indi

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